Which body parts do students pay attention to when they size up their rivals in romance? Pieternel Dijkstra and Bram Buunk went to a university library to find the answer. They handed out survey forms to students who were there studying books or studying each others’ body parts. A monograph called Sex Differences in the […]
Tag: Psychology
Body: Search for Deviants
The eternal quest to figure out who’s a deviant and who’s not, and who things they are, continues. One research team adds to its impressive body of body work work: “Body Art, Deviance, and American College Students,” Jerome R. Koch, Alden E. Roberts, Myrna L. Armstrong and Donna C. Owen, Social Science Journal, (article in […]
Christopher Moyer joins LFHCfS
Christopher Moyer has joined the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists (LFHCfS), a conjoined-twin organization to the Luxuriant Former Hair Club for Scientists (LFHCfS). He says: I’m in the Psychology Department at University of Wisconsin Stout, where my students and I conduct research on how massage therapy can reduce anxiety and depression. I know of […]
ALERT: Weekend report reported
“‘Weekend effect’ makes people happier regardless of their job, study says“, says a press release from the University of Rochester, says ScienceBlog.com. NOTE: ScienceBlog.com sports the motto “science news straight from the source”.